1,039
Participants
Start Date
September 30, 2004
Primary Completion Date
March 31, 2010
Study Completion Date
March 31, 2010
Multicomponent, multi-level intervention targeted at physicians and patients
The patient intervention will include an innovative patient education approach known as Self-Paced Programmed Instruction that will be used to educate patients on knowledge of HTN; behavioral counseling by trained C/MHC dieticians on lifestyle modification; and home BP monitoring to activate patients in their own care. The physician intervention comprises online continuing medical education (CME) courses on management of HTN based on the Joint National Committee-7 (JNC-7) guidelines; online HTN rounds or case conferences with HTN specialists; and feedback to physicians on clinical performance measures via computerized decision support systems. The intervention will be delivered to patients every 3 months during regular office visits for 12 months, while the physician intervention will occur every month for the duration of the trial.
Usual Care
Patients will receive usual care.
NYU School of Medicine, New York
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
NIH
NYU Langone Health
OTHER